Paul Grenyer

I often get asked about my tweets, but this one more than the others recently: And the question is always, why were you so happy? Well, it’s quite simple really. It was early in the morning, Gt. Yarmouth was practically deserted, I had my laptop, my MP3 player (with the new Sepultura album) and good tea. I’ve mentioned many times how much I love my job and how lucky I feel to be paid for doing something which I enjoy. And there I was working away on some code without a worry in the world. Bliss. Of course it didn’t last. I was in Gt. Yarmouth for a reason and not long after I had to go and visit a new prospect. 

Hoping to kick-start a career in software development? Looking to develop your programming skills? Grab this great opportunity to work with us at Naked Element, an experienced and innovative team producing bespoke software for a wide range of clients. Naked Element would like to recruit a graduate to assist working on a varied range of software development projects. Salary: 18k Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Whitespace, St. James Mill, Whitefriars, Norwich Application Deadline: 26 February 2017 Interview Date: Week commencing 27 February 2017 The role will be tailored to suit your strengths and interests and specific tasks will include some of the following: Maintaining existing applications and cloud based servers Liaising with clients to gather information and provide support (including visiting clients at their premises Full training will be provided and there will also be the opportunity for you to get involved in all aspects of this small but dyna...

Technology is developing constantly; communication is becoming faster and the exchange of ideas and information easier. Considering how quickly things are evolving, it’s shocking to discover that the legislation protecting our data hasn’t been updated since 1998! That was the year that Apple introduced the first iMac, Google had its first Doodle and someone hit Bill Gates in the face with a pie (a dissatisfied Windows 98 user perhaps?). Our data protection laws are as out of date as Apple making desktop computers in see-through candy colours. The state of information is unrecognisable from that time and the laws protecting it have been in dire need of an update. Cue an intervention from the EU. After four years of work the new ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ will detail how data should be stored, how it should be used and when it should be destroyed. The public will have more control over their personal data and businesses will have a more simple set of regulations to follow ...

Ashford Commercial work with government agencies across the board, as well as social landlords, to install windows and doors as part of large constructions. Priding themselves on building good business partnerships, they engaged with Naked Element to create a timesaving, cross-platform mobile app for them, in order to reduce error and save time when compared to their paper processes. With a strict budget and prompt turnaround required, the Naked Element team had their skills put to the test. This was Ashford Commercial’s first app, and they were new to having bespoke software developed, making it even more important that everything went smoothly. Developer Kieran said “The project was to create a mobile app to streamline the completion of Fire Door Installation paperwork. Ashford Commercial wanted to improve their paper-trail for fire door installation, as relying on paperwork often meant waiting for fitters to pass the forms onto supervisors and then having a bundle of document...

At Naked Element we’re all about making your business process more efficient and more accurate, saving you time and money. In 2016 Naked Element helped its clients increase their efficiency by up to 95% with made to measure, cohesive software solutions. • Are you drowning under the weight of spreadsheets? • Do you need to streamline and automate your process for your team and/or your clients? • Is manual monitoring of tools preventing you from getting the best results for your clients and costing you time? • Are you struggling to find the perfect tool or mobile app to solve or improve your process problem? • Do you need a tool or mobile app to make sure you’re compliant? • Are you using a number of different tools you wish could all talk to each other seamlessly without the need for manual rekeying? • Have you got a fantastic new idea for a digital product or service and don’t know how to start building it? This year Naked Element has helped all of its clients wit...

In the 90s there was a ‘Rock Music Magazine’ called Raw Power (later renamed to Noisy Mothers, before getting cancelled) which aired on ITV in the early hours of Saturday morning. I often saw it in the Radio Times and sometime in the early 90s started recording it. As my obsession for Rock and Metal grew I also started reading the fortnightly Raw Magazine , which in the late 90s transformed into a more indie based publication for one issue and then died. At the same time I was buying Kerrang! weekly, Metal Hammer once a month and at some point I had a subscription to Terrorizer magazine. Raw Magazine was always my favorite, but then it went crap and died, Kerrang! became like Smash Hits for Metal kids (or maybe I grew up a bit) and Terrorizer didn’t have enough of a range of metal bands to make it worth the subscription, so I was left with just a Metal Hammer subscription which I maintained for the album reviews so that I knew what was coming out. Last week 2016 claimed anothe...

Every time I’ve seen Jennifer Lawrence on the Graham Norton show she has been drunk and obnoxious. In The Hunger Games she wasn’t exactly a charismatic resistance leader. I’d heard bad things about Passengers and that coupled with the fact it had Jennifer Lawrence in it wasn’t giving me any hope, but the trailer made it look like an interesting sci-fi, so I went to see it anyway. I’m glad I did. It wasn’t amazing, but it was good. I don’t think I’d need or want to see it a second time. If you put aside the fact that it’s set on a spaceship in a universe where hibernation for long distance travel is possible, there isn’t a great deal of science fiction in the this film. It’s a film about morals. What’s more, Jennifer Lawrence is actually quite good in it and not at all annoying. Chris Pratt is also very good in this predominantly straight role (I’ve only seen him in Guardians of the Galaxy before) and of course Michael Sheen is, as always, amazing even in a supporting role. The ...